`The Trial` analysis

Brief Biographical Data of Orson Welles

George Orson Welles or popularly known as simply Orson Welles , was a great American director , actor , writer , film , television , stage and radio producer . He also won in the prestigious Academy Awards

Welles became famous through his radio broadcast 's The War of the Worlds . It called a large number of avid listeners to panic . His works such as Macbeth and the contemporary figurative adaptation of Julius Caesar became legends

In 1941 , Welles directed , co-wrote , starred and produced the critically acclaimed Citizen Kane . The film , according

to polls of many film critics , was the greatest film ever made in film history . However despite the unquestionable talents and several awards won , the rest of his career was usually hindered by incompetent studio interference , lack of funding and other unfortunate happenings

However , despite these difficulties , his film Othello won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the Cannes Film Festival in 1952 In addition , his Touch of Evil awarded top prize at the Brussels World fair . Anyhow , Welles considered his film Chimes at Midnight and The Trial to be his best works ever

The Trial

The Trial is a film that is even more visually extravagant than Orson Welles ' previous films . He used several themes , symbols and filmic devices that had become his trademarks . Depth of field photography low-angle shooting , elaborate frame composition , visibility of constructed ceilings in the frame , attention to sound editing expressionistic lighting , gigantic statues , houses in ruins are just some on the themes and filming techniques that Welles employed

The movie opened with animated pin-screen illustration of the parable of the law of Alexander and Claire Parker . Welles dubbed the voice who also played as K 's advocate . He also dubbed all the authority figures voices . The parable is about a man who seeks admission to the Law but rather denied by the guard and thus waited until he can enter

With the film opening with the parable , it positioned the audience in an opportunity position from which to judge the character 's actions since they are certainly refracted through and thus rendered meaningful illustrations of the parable . Kafka 's tale absurdity is somehow interceded by the visual explanation given in advance

The film also raised but did not explore too much the most radical implication of its premise , in which sin , guilt and responsibility are not forced on any man

Demonstrated by the opening parable , the admittance to the law is not closed rather it is man who prevents himself from entering because of the notion of sin , guilt and responsibility that conceived of closing the door

Use of Principles of Design

The film opened with a parable and in this opening , Welles executed the used of the designs , such as the unity , repetition and balance very well . The simple illustration of the doors created unity that somehow gave a sense of harmony and unity that pulls the whole picture or story together . The principle of direction and emphasis was...